Jun 18, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Latino groups and voters seek the creation of fair election districts that reflect growth of Latino population SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, individual voters and a united coalition of Latino organizations filed suit seeking Texas House and congressional districts that...
Jun 17, 2011 | News Releases
EVENT MARKS THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN OUR CHILD LABOR LAWS AS WELL AS THE JULY RELEASE OF A DOCUMENTARY CAPTURING THE HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR NATION’S FARMWORKER CHILDREN Washington, D.C. – At a press conference on Capitol Hill, Actor and...
Jun 1, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
New Map Provides No New Latino Opportunity Districts SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force strongly criticized a proposed congressional map released by the chairmen of the House and Senate redistricting committees. The Solomons-Seliger map...
May 28, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
GOVERNOR QUINN URGED NOT TO APPROVE PLAN THAT SPLITS LITTLE VILLAGE Chicago, IL – After analyzing HB3760, the legislative redistricting map passed earlier today by the Illinois House, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) opposes the plan...
May 17, 2011 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Hard-Working Immigrant Students Retain Path to Achieving the “Texas Dream” SAN ANTONIO, TX – Because of the intervention of University Leadership Initiative (“ULI”), hard-working undocumented immigrant students no longer face a legal claim from...
